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Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
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Patients’ intention to make an up-front payment at private outpatient clinics in Malaysia as a no-show reduction method

Scientific Reports
Regulating patients’ no-show behavior is critical from the standpoints of sustainable medical services and operational efficiencies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ intention to make partial up-front payments at outpatient clinics.
Aqil M. Daher, Nitiyanantam Perremal, Adlina Suleiman   +2 more
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The processing of IMU data in ENTREE implementation and preliminary results [PDF]

It is demonstrated that the shuttle entry trajectory can be accurately represented in ENTREE with IMU data available postflight. The IMU data consist of platform to body quaternions, and accumulated sensed velocities in mean of fifty (M50) coordinates ...
Heck, M. L.
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Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown, Robert Clarke, Ali Akbari, Ferdian Jovan, Jameel Marafie, Ognjen Marjanovic, Sara Bernardini, Tom Richardson, Simon Watson   +8 more
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The role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) as a prognostic factor in lung cancer: a meta-analysis

BMC Cancer
Background Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Among various histological types of lung cancer, majority are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) which account for > 80%.
Sanabil Ahsan, Thin Thin Win, Saint Nway Aye, Nan Nitra Than   +3 more
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Terrain Classification for Planetary Rovers Using Wireless In‐Wheel Sensor Modules and Machine Learning

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Safe and reliable mobility over different kinds of ground is important for planetary rovers on space missions. Since terrain changes might affect the mobility of the rover, energy consumption, and safety, detecting the type of ground in real‐time is vital.
Md Masrul Khan, Sultan Shaharea, Manseeb M. Mannaf, Shihab Ahemed, Fahim Islam Anik, Md Jarir Hossain, Helal An Nahiyan, Sourav Karmaker   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey on AI‐Enabled Computer Vision Technologies and Applications for Space Robotic Missions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This survey provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and challenges in Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐enabled computer vision (CV) techniques for space robotic missions, spanning critical phases such as Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL), orbital operations, and planetary surface exploration.
Maciej Quoos, Steven Kay, Julia Wajoras, Robert Field, Evridiki V. Ntagiou, Fakher Mohammad, Yang Gao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autonomous Navigation in Large‐Scale Underground Environments Based on a Purely Topological Understanding of Tunnel Networks

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This work presents a non‐geometrical navigation approach based on a purely topological understanding of underground environments. By conceptualizing subterranean scenarios as a set of tunnels that intersect with each other, and taking a navigation approach based on topological instructions, we simplify the navigation problem to the sequential ...
Lorenzo Cano, Danilo Tardioli, Alejandro R. Mosteo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient and Adaptive Autonomous Guidance and Control of Planetary Rover With Improved Traction Controller and Dynamic Cost Map

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Planetary exploration is rapidly gaining importance within the space research community. Autonomous locomotion of rovers requires consideration of several mobility aspects to ensure safety, including avoiding hazardous areas that can cause the robot to become immobilized in soft soil or damaged in sharp terrains.
Alessio De Luca, Luca Muratore, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Martin Azkarate   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying aboveground herbaceous biomass in grassy ecosystems: a comparison of field and high‐resolution UAV‐LiDAR approaches

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
The abundance of herbaceous vegetation in grassy ecosystems—which cover >25% of the world's land surface—is highly variable and impacts key ecological processes including carbon sequestration and support for grazing wildlife and livestock. Here, we present a method for using high‐resolution, UAV‐borne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) to estimate ...
Tyler C. Coverdale, Peter B. Boucher, Jenia Singh, Andrew B. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source